UNC CLEARS ANTI-YOUTH FOR WESTERN CIVILIZATION PROTESTERS

The Leadership Institute-driven Youth for Western Civilization is been having a rough go of it lately, so you know they are none too pleased that their one chance to get at their detractors went down the tubes last week. It was all over the news last winter: YWC sponsors Ex-Congressman Tom Tancredo to speak at the University of North Carolina, and the students came out to oppose the event. They got the event shut down and that got the conservatives – and MSNBC’s Chris Matthews crying foul over the “lack of civility” displayed by the students (Seriously Matthews, you have Tancredo on your show a lot.. Don’t you think the man who once called to bome Mecca kind of brought it on himself?) There was one other event that caused some hay over at the University, and between the two of them there were seven arrests. A lot of the pundits thought that it would probably cost those arrested their education there at the school, but now it just looks like YWC may be the ones packing its bags. Five of the seven students were cleared of all charges, a major victory for those trying to fight these rather extreme elements coming not only into our schools but the mainstream society in particular. Meanwhile, YWC has been in a tailspin ever since, having a hard time finding faculty advisors and members distancing itself from much of what the organization is about. Mad props go out to those who made sure that this group – and Tom Tancredo – got what’s coming to them, and you had best believe there’s more coming!

CHAPEL HILL, NC- In an exciting new development in the ongoing struggle against the racist college group Youth for Western Civilization, protesters achieved a stunning victory in court yesterday, September 14th. 

Seven different individuals, only one of whom was a University of North Carolina student, had been arrested on various charges of disorderly conduct and “disrupting a University event” this past spring.  The arrests occurred during and after two separate speech attempts by speakers invited by Youth for Western Civilization. The first of those two “speeches” ended with ex-congressman and anti-immigrant presidential candidate Tom Tancredo being chased off campus by a mob of angry anti-racist students and community members.  

In court, UNC student Haley Koch’s case was heard first, and was dismissed by Judge Joseph Buckner after he determined that her behavior did not significantly interfere with academic activity.  

After one of the protesters plead guilty, and another took deferred prosecution, the four remaining comrades represented themselves with pleas of not guilty. They verbally sparred with the Assistant District Attorney for over an hour, bringing up court cases and poking holes in the testimony of police officers, until finally the Judge dismissed three of their cases.  

The final protester, who was directly videotaped holding a banner and screaming, “I’m a Southern working man, and I STILL think you’re a racist!” at ex-politician Virgil Goode, continued to defend himself, and was ultimately found not guilty.  

This day in court is a tremendous victory for those fighting Youth for Western Civilization, and perhaps represents a precedent of sorts for those dealing with chapters of the group in their area. 

The existence of the organization on UNC’s campus has been in question since their faculty advisor quit under pressure over the summer. A new faculty member, Professor Emeritus of Psychology Elliot M. Cramer, has agreed to be the group’s new advisor under harsh criticism. The group has had no public events, and their new president Nikhil Patel has gone on record as saying he doesn’t agree with the national organization’s politics.  

Patel’s statement appeared in the UNC newspaper on the first day of fall classes, the same day in which 3,000 copies of that paper were wrapped with a radical “special anti-racist issue,” demonstrating that resistance has continued to YWC despite the initial arrests. 

Now, the majority of those charges have been dismissed. Hopefully this successful day in court will inspire students and non-students alike to continue to confront the white supremacist group, towards its eventual abolition.